Guess I'll say hi and post my story too. :)
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:27 am
I am 25 in the Air Force, currently stationed in Hawaii for the next three years. My first time to the dentist (the *dentist*, you know, the guy or gal you're supposed to see once a year?) was when I was almost *17*, so it sort of goes without saying that my teeth are not happy. The original reason I went to the dentist was because I chipped my front teeth, so I had to get two root canals (the first one didn't get everything, so they had to redo it), both front teeth were bonded, and then I got four fillings. After that my next time to the dentist was when I was 19, when one of the pieces of my front teeth just fell off, so that was just some more bonding. The time after that was when I was 24. Two more fillings. And I just went last week for, you guessed it, two more freakin' fillings.
So! I now find myself at a few fortunate positions. I have full coverage medical, so anything I do is free, free, free. My husband is totally supportive of all this. And since I'm stationed here for three years, and I'm finally out of training status, I can go ahead and start work on my teeth.
Right now I'm waiting to hear back from the military orthodontist to see if he'll take my case. And if he doesn't, then I can go to a civilian doctor. The bad thing about all of this is that I'm in Hawaii, which severely limits my resources in terms of what kinds of braces I can get (Damon braces are only offered on Maui, as far as I can tell, and there are invisalign, but my case is undoubtedly too severe for those). But for now I play the waiting game for the next two weeks to see where I'll be going.
So! I now find myself at a few fortunate positions. I have full coverage medical, so anything I do is free, free, free. My husband is totally supportive of all this. And since I'm stationed here for three years, and I'm finally out of training status, I can go ahead and start work on my teeth.
Right now I'm waiting to hear back from the military orthodontist to see if he'll take my case. And if he doesn't, then I can go to a civilian doctor. The bad thing about all of this is that I'm in Hawaii, which severely limits my resources in terms of what kinds of braces I can get (Damon braces are only offered on Maui, as far as I can tell, and there are invisalign, but my case is undoubtedly too severe for those). But for now I play the waiting game for the next two weeks to see where I'll be going.